This Is How Trump Finally Signed the AI ​​Executive Order

President Donald Trump has signed a limited version of Executive Order the AI ​​controllers he retained less than two weeks ago, after senior agents forced him to leadership could not indefinitely delay the implementation of a technical frameworkaccording to two officials familiar with the matter.

The revised plan gives the government access to advanced intellectual property 30 days before it can be released to the public, down from previous proposals that would have required companies to provide 90 days in advance.

Aside from shortening the review period, administrators made few changes to the original draft. Trump approved the revised plan Monday night following a high-level White House meeting. Supporters drafted the final language Tuesday morning, the two officials told WIRED.

The order is the first major AI regulation of Trump’s second term and reflects growing concerns within the administration, including Anthropic history Claude Mythos is It’s OpenAI GPT-5.5, can be used to attack cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.

The law does not impose formal rules but establishes a voluntary process for determining which types of AI are the most powerful, then gives the US government a 30-day grace period to give officials time to identify and address potential problems before they are made public.

The move also represents a victory for House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who worked with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and National Cyber ​​​​Director Sean Cairncross to revive the idea, sources tell WIRED, despite the initial opposition of Trump’s former AI czar David Sacks, the main skeptic of government intervention in the sector.

With the plan now in place, Bessent may begin exploring discussions with China about creating a common border policy for advanced AI systems, according to a person familiar with the matter. The talks have been put on hold while the administration sets its domestic policy, WIRED previously reported.

White House spokeswoman Liz Huston said the order reflects “Trump’s signature strategy of working with industry to improve innovation and security, and strengthen America’s continued global dominance in AI and cybersecurity.”

Some of the biggest AI companies showed their support on Tuesday. “This Executive Order is an important step in strengthening America’s leadership in AI. We look forward to working with the White House to support its implementation,” Anthropic wrote. post on X.

Trump had abandoned an earlier version of the plan on May 21 after the AI ​​industry, and Sacks, warned that the 90-day review window would be too burdensome for companies moving forward, according to people familiar with the negotiations.

But executives at the biggest AI companies told regulators that their models are getting bigger and stronger, meaning the White House can’t just put the administration on hold forever, the people said.

Officials also worked over the weekend before a high-level White House meeting on Monday, he added. Wiles and Bessent were among those at the meeting, as was Sacks who made the call.

White House aides involved in the project told some AI companies that they expect Trump to eventually sign the plan, but were uncertain about when. In the end, Trump felt there was enough business to buy a 30-day window and agreed Monday night, the people said.

The order requires several government agencies to develop a process to determine which types of AI the US government would like to acquire, and to select “reliable partners” that can also acquire basic cross-border capabilities.

Beyond the early access process, the order directs the Pentagon to shut down its networks within 30 days and directs the Justice Department to bring charges against people who use AI models to hack computers.